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February 14, 2024
Valentine’s Day Marred By Loneliness Crisis
…say. Policymakers fail to acknowledge the precipitous declines in dating, marriage, and childbearing, and the effects these have on loneliness. Murthy’s list of solutions for today’s loneliness crisis had little…
February 13, 2024
The Awfulness of Elite Hypocrisy on Marriage
…face penalties as high as almost one-third of their total household income. Policy makers in Congress could tackle penalties in means-tested programs such as Medicaid and public housing by doubling the income…
February 9, 2024
Don’t Buy the Soulmate Myth
…shows and books, from the latest offerings on the Hallmark Channel to Elizabeth Gilbert’s mega-bestseller, “Eat, Pray, Love.” This model is based on the idea of finding a “soulmate”—that special…
February 9, 2024
The Upside of the College Enrollment Downswing
Enrollment in education after high school peaked in 2010, with 21 million students enrolling in two-or four-year degree programs that fall. Since then, enrollment has steadily declined, and even projections that predict…
February 8, 2024
CTC Expansion Rooted in Desire to Roll Back Work-based Welfare
…frequently call them. For these reasons, the refundable CTC should not be labeled tax relief, and policymakers should consider changes to it in the context of the broader safety net….
February 7, 2024
Solving Benefit Cliffs in SNAP
…loss of benefits. His findings should point policymakers toward several necessary SNAP reforms. SNAP is one of the country’s largest safety net programs, providing over $107 billion in benefits to…
February 7, 2024
Child Tax Credit Bill Would Increase Marriage Penalties for Working Single Mothers
…in which taxes fall or transfers rise as a result of marriage. Policymakers have expressed growing concern over marriage penalties, in light of declining marriage rates and the growing prevalence…
February 7, 2024
The Past and Future of Education Reform
…and technical, and given that everyone agreed that taxpayers needed to be protected, Republican lawmakers gave the executive branch immense discretion to set repayment terms. (This turned out to be…
January 30, 2024
Democrats in the House Have a New (Old) Plan for Higher Education
Lately, it’s been Republican lawmakers who have been at the table and offering up comprehensive reform for higher education policy, but this week House Democrats got back in the game. Today, they…
January 29, 2024
Let’s Not Turn the Child Tax Credit Into Welfare
…policymakers will ultimately have to decide what the CTC should be: Is it tax relief for families, or is it a welfare program? The newly proposed CTC changes are part…